Work as a Calling

<p>Amidst the exponentially growing interest in work as a calling contemporary discussions have taken an individualistic turn away from the earlier prosocial character that once marked this orientation to work. Now discussions about work as a calling mostly prioritize personal fulfilment via the pursuit of deeply meaningful work. </p><p>Excessive focus has been placed on the experience of meaningful work in ways that are detached from the genuinely good workplace ends that allow for such a meaningful experience to ensue. This book provides a novel paradigm for reimagining the idea of work as a calling which serves as a corrective that better supports the individuals’ search for meaning and their contribution to the common good arguing that the two go hand in hand and so they cannot be separated. Thus the key idea captured herein is not simply that scholars have misunderstood the very notion of work as a calling by implying that it is essentially just synonymous with meaningful work but even more importantly the point is that scholars and laypersons alike often fail to realize how true meaning ensues as a result of a genuine concern for contributing to human flourishing and the common good through one’s work.</p><p>Providing a new perspective on work as a calling by examining the issue from the perspective of morality rather than self-actualization this volume will be of interest to researchers academics professionals and students in the fields of business ethics management leadership and organizational studies.</p>